Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-06
OCAL NEWS T

The price of silver in New York yesterda,
was 94k.
This is the last day for free rides on rail
road passes by all but railroad men.
The Hope shaft and all Improvement
contemplated will be finished and in run
ming order within two weeks.
The Rifle Club will pay a visit to thei
practice grounds. and a 5O0-yard off-hant
shootSwill take lace to decide bets.
Messrs. Caplice & McCune have dis
solved partnership, Mr.. Caplice retirint
with a handsome profit on his original in
| vestment.
It is rumored that.Schuyler Gates will TAX
the contract for running the tunnel through
the range for the Montana Central between
here and Woodville.
Operations were resumed yesterday OF
the Easily mine, situated south OF the Or
phan Girl, Eastern capitalists having en-
trusted the management to Schuyler Gates
1t is given out authoritatively to TIL
MINER to announce to the f%un-loving pub
lie OF Butte that the Turn Verein will civ,
day, the 18th of April, which will surpass
in interesting features that given two weeks
ago.
Liz DuUUC 1lOu II Nuu SluO CCClSC OIL
invitation from the Deer Lodge Rod anc
Gun Club to go over there to-day and be
slaughtered. Eight members leave here this
morning in accordance Herewith, and ex
pect to return with the scalps OF the daring
inviters.
Mr.. J. Chauvin bonded yesterday to a
strong company seven-sixteenths interest in
the Homestake and Mountain Chief quartz
claims in the Homestake district for So.
900 for six months. A. Haycock bonded
an eighth interest in the same claim fol-
$2,845.
The mill to come OF at the Comique be.
tween Palmer and Lawrence will be an
event OF no small interest to the sporting
fraternity. Palmer is in training at the
Road House and Lawrence has gone down
to Warm Springs for the purpose. Both
men are as fine as silk.
Mr.. Walkers benefit at the Pavilion
Rink last night was a success, about 200
people being present. The Orion Band
were there and livened things up consider
ably. Messrs. Reynolds and Schultz dis
appointed Mr.. Walker by their absence,
though both had promised to attend and
delight the lovers OF fancy skating by their
performances on rollers. The affair was
over by 10 o'clock.
Saved from the fall Of the Brooklyn
Bridge:'a donkey which still retains a good ear
for music but is minus the caudal appendage.
This donkey al brought up by Murray
Mills and will be at the Eastern Star
Donkey Sociable on Wednesday evening.
The young men of Butte will be given a
chance to make repairs on the same and
the one being most successful will get first
prize, the one making the greatest failure
the BOBBY prize.
Alfred McCune was climbing up on the
breake of a lumber wagon in front OF the
Court House yesterday about noon when
he slipped and fell and a wheel of the
passed over his leg. The driver
and got an express wagon and
sent him to his parents home on Idaho
where, on inquiry. it was found that
40 bones had been broken. No blame at
to the driver who did all he could
do after the accident occurred.
In the Police Court yesterday Judge Nc
assessed Thomas Haney one dol
ar and costs for being drunk and makinga
1ormitory of the sidewalk. Tom will expi-
ate his offence by a season OF retirement in
the jug" John O'Brien got the same
medicine for a more serious combination OF
drunk, to which he pleaded guilty,
plea the court accepted as a
,ign of p~enitence, and gave him II chance to
Mediate during Holy Week at the Bastile.
Justice Dingevon yesterday discharged
Antoine Miller and May Garrett for com
,licity in the Rebrovitch robbery at South
Butte on March IL. Seven witnesses in al:
we're examined and as their united testi-
nony in no way connected either of the
with the affair. and the case being
unlimited without argument, the justice
acquitted both of them on the ground OF in
testimony to hold them. They |
we're accordingl, discharged and Mr..
is rs far off as ever in the ell
leavor to locate the whereabouts; Of his
j, las.